|   | Cook |
|---|---|
| Asthma Deaths (1995-1997) | 504 |
| Population (1995 - 1997) | 16071017 |
| Crude Rate per 100,000 Population | 3.1 |
| Age Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population | 3.6 |
|   | Cook |
|---|---|
| Total MDs (1997) | 16298 |
| Hospital Based MDs (1997) | 5750 |
| Office Based MDs (1997) | 10548 |
| General Practice/Family Medicine MDs (1997) | 1525 |
| General Practice/Family Medicine ODs (1995) | 244 |
| General Internal Medicine MDs (1997) | 3494 |
| General Internal Medicine ODs (1995) | 49 |
| OB/GYN MDs (1997) | 972 |
| OB/GYN ODs (1995) | 33 |
| Pediatrics MDs (1997) | 1243 |
| Pediatrics ODs (1995) | 18 |
| Pulmonary Disease MDs (1997) | 99 |
| Allergy/Immunology MDs (1997) | 80 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 1799 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 41232 |
| Respiratory Specialists (1990) | 1330 |
|   | Cook |
|---|---|
| Short-Term General Hospitals (1996) | 61 |
| with Medical School Affiliation (1996) | 35 |
| with Community Outreach (1996) | 43 |
| with Health Fair (1996) | 45 |
| with a Health Information Center (1996) | 34 |
| Admissions (1996) | 767751 |
| Beds (1996) | 20321 |
| In-patient Days (1996) | 4771837 |
| Out-patient Visits (1996) | 10292663 |
|   | Cook |
|---|---|
| Total HMOs (1997) | 18 |
| Membership (1997) | 1937126 |
| Traditional HMOs (1997) | 3 |
| Membership (1997) | 47447 |
| IPA HMOs (1997) | 7 |
| Membership (1997) | 269576 |
| Other HMOs (1997) | 8 |
| Membership (1997) | 1620103 |
|   | Cook |
|---|---|
| Total Population (1996) | 5096540 |
| Non Hispanic Whites | 2689807 |
| Blacks | 1369307 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts | 12996 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders | 239104 |
| Total Hispanics | 840646 |
|   | Cook |
|---|---|
| Per capita Income (1996) | 28861 |
| Median Household Income (1995) | 37824 |
| Persons in Poverty (1995) | 747979 |
| Unemployment Rate (1996) | 5.5 |
| Persons age 25+ w/under 9 years school (1990) | 379239 |
| Persons age 25+ w/4+ years college (1990) | 750038 |